Here you can find out what 's planned for upcoming meetings. You can also see agendas from previous meetings to help you see the sorts of topics we cover.
We will be meeting at Waves coffee shop in New Westminster @ 713 Columbia Street, (crossing street is Begbie Street).
We think it would be a good time to get out and practice some night photography maybe reflections and shadows.
We suggest you bring (if you have it, if not you can still get some cool shots) a tripod and even a shutter release.
Leigh will look up some tips and tricks for night photography to make sure everyone can learn and circulate that to members before the meeting (or even a few paper copies at the meeting. Columbia is well lit at night so we can really get good shots.
Please Note, Venue Change: for tonight we are meeting at the home of one of our members. If you wish to attend, please contact info@royalcityphoto.org for information and the address.
Tonight we are selecting our entries for the Pacific Print competition. Member please bring your images mounted and matted for competition.
CAPA competition selection as well as a mini editing tutorial
Agenda:
CAPA Competition Selection - Footwear
reviewing member entries for the CAPA competition: Footwear
Photo Tutorial (Derek)
You've seen those image that are all black & white with just a small splash of colour. Derek will go over how to achieve this effect.
We will be reviewing and choosing our competition entries for "Altered Reality". See the blog entry for more details. We will also be doing some hands-on skills practice with an in-meeting workshop time.
Agenda:
Altered Reality competition selection
Macro workshop
a hands-on practice session for macro work
Wes Bergen will be doing a session on “Correct Exposure for Digital Photography” for us.
Wes has taught Photoshop courses in local Continuing Ed centres, written Digital Imaging articles for the LGCC Photolog and CAPA's Canadian Camera magazine, and is a regular speaker at the APAC seminars.
We will also take an extended break for some pre-Christmas socializing.
Good news....our room at the community center has been rebooked for the coming year...please note for our first meeting we will be in Room 2 instead of Room 1 – but we will be back at the Community Center and probably back in our regular room after the initial meeting.
Don’t forget that you all had assignments over the summer. The plan is to show our assignment photos our first night back, so bring them in on a USB Flash drive and get ready to share.
We look forward to seeing old faces return and new members joining us for the first time.
Fraser Valley Digital Competitions
selection for the club entry -- members may submit up to 3 images for consideration
Crescent Beach B/W Print competition
we will select our entries for the Crescent Beach competition. -- members may submit up to 3 images for consideration
Pacific Zone Print Competition selection
Don't forget to bring your entries for the Pacific Zone Print Challenge. Please see our below for all the entry details
Club entry shall be a maximum of 10 prints. Only one print per member may be entered with the exception of clubs with fewer than ten print makers. In this case two prints from the same person will be accepted.
If a photographer is a member of more than one club they may participate in only one Club’s entry. One print will be removed from one Club’s entry if this occurs. A coin toss will determine which Club will be penalized.
Prints may be B/W or colour. Subjects are the choice of the photographer.
Minimum print size: 80 square inches. Maximum print size is 16" x 20". Full Edge to Edge prints are permitted this year.
With the exception of 16" X 20" edge to edge prints, all prints must be matted using a single paper matt with the matting firmly attached to the back mounting in order to survive frequent handling. All prints must have a stiff backing. Note: Black or White Matts are permitted. Prints must not be framed. Entries received not complying with this rule will not be included for judging.
Outside dimensions of the matte and backing must be 16” x 20”. Anything smaller or larger will not be accepted. No foam core mounting, please.
All entries must indicate on the right top corner on the back of the print:
Title............................................................
Photographer's name and address..................
Club name ............................................
Club address ..........................................
Photographer's name must not appear on the front of the print.
Prints previously entered in the Pacific Zone Print Challenge are ineligible. The organizers have the final decision for acceptance of any prints.
Assignment Review
we will review member submittions for the "BC Heritage" assignment.
For a change of pace, we are asking that you PRINT your assignment photos for this month. Please make sure your prints are at least 11 x 14 and mounted on some sort of firm backing.
Agenda:
Assignment "Motion"
We will review member submissions for the assignment.
field trip photo sharing
members are free to bring shots from the Olympic Outing to share
This will be the selection night for the North Shore Challenge and the George Glennie Nature Photo Competition. Make sure your resized photos have been sent to rcphotos@telus.net by January 30th so that they can be included in the selection process. Members are welcome to have 3 photos considered for each of the competitions. They can be the same photos or different ones.
Please see our member’s handbook for guidelines on the resizing of your photos – the members handbook is on our website
Bring the photos you either want help with or are considering using for our upcoming 2 competitions – The North Shore Challenge and the George Glennie Nature Competition. You can bring your shots with you on a flash drive or memory stick and we will use our laptop to take a look at them. Alternately you can bring your own laptop with you and we can work on them that way as well. This is your chance to have some input in on your photos. If you would rather not share your entries with the club, that is totally fine, but you can still make a great contribution by help others choose their photos.
Both january meetings will be devoted to preparing for competition.
Bring the photos you either want help with or are considering using for our upcoming 2 competitions – The North Shore Challenge and the George Glennie Nature Competition. You can bring your shots with you on a flash drive or memory stick and we will use our laptop to take a look at them. Alternately you can bring your own laptop with you and we can work on them that way as well. This is your chance to have some input in on your photos. If you would rather not share your entries with the club, that is totally fine, but you can still make a great contribution by help others choose their photos.
Both january meetings will be devoted to preparing for competition.
Member's night and don't forget that "Before & After" assignment is due.
Agenda:
Member's Night Dropbox: dBxAlmemnte5091110
Members may bring in prints or digital images for critique and inspiration. Note: time for image review will depend on how long it takes us to pick our competition entries. We will be spending a great deal of time choosing our entries for the Lions Gate competition - so we may not be able to get to a lot of members photos on this particular night.
Celebration of Nature competition selection
Final selection of the club's entries the celebration of nature competition.
Member Spotlight (Greg)
This meetings "member spotlight" falls on Greg.
We will have a review of the Black & White assignment submissions as well as an evening photoshoot.
Agenda:
Black and White Assignment review
Celebration of Nature Competition selection
The club will be reviewing its candidates for the Lion's Gate Camera Club competition. For more information, see the competitions page. Final selection will be on Nov 10.
Cemetary Photoshoot
Halloween is just around the corner. If time permits, the club will go to the cemetary at Cumberland and Richmond streets for an evening photoshoot.
A reminder that the October assignment (Black and white) is due by the end of this day.
Tonight is a member's night, where we review member submissions for feedback and inspiration
Meeting Minutes are available.
Agenda:
Member's Night
Members bring in photos to be presented. Digital images may be emailed to photos@royalcityphoto.org or brought to the meeting on a thumb drive.
This will be an evening of reviewing and critiquing.
Agenda:
Nature vs. Man assignment review
We will review the images submitted for this month's assignment: "Nature vs. Man"
CAPA Slideshows -- What are they expecting? (Mary Ann)
We will take a look at some recent submissions to CAPA's slideshow competitions, to gain some insight as to what the judges are looking for.
